Uni visits - when?

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tenbyeight · 06/07/2016 11:37

Just want to know when do people take their kids to visit universities? 1st or 2nd year of A levels? Or as soon as gcse results come out?

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lljkk · 06/07/2016 13:08

may I tag on a question... when do folk visit 6th forms? Start yr11? End yr10?

bojorojo · 06/07/2016 13:05

Open days are usually summer term of y12 and autumn term of y13. It is better to have a good idea of where you want to visit before that and what subject. Some subjects require very early planning for early UCAS deadlines and possibly portfolios etc. Some universities will be happy for you to book in after GCSEs, especially for subject days. It will depend on how much room they have and what their policy is on open day events.

BigGreenOlives · 06/07/2016 12:47

If you are looking at Oxbridge, medicine, veterinary or dentistry applications have to be submitted by mid October so earlier is better as gives them more time.

Leeds2 · 06/07/2016 12:36

My DD started to look after her AS Levels had finished.

AndNowItsSeven · 06/07/2016 12:18

My dd is in year 12 and visiting now.

calamityjam · 06/07/2016 12:14

Ds and I went in the summer after his first year as UCAS forms needed to be started in the September.

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tenbyeight · 06/07/2016 12:11

Do the visits help to encourage your dcs to want to go to unis?

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BigGreenOlives · 06/07/2016 11:41

1st year of a levels. Open days start at Easter (Scotland, Durham) and continue. Each uni has 2 or 3 and some are subject specific (these are better in our experience). DD was invited to offer holders' days by unis, some of which were trying hard to get students to accept (free meals, parking etc).

BennyTheBall · 06/07/2016 11:39

We did all of ours in the autumn of y13.

Next time, I will spread them out more as it was too much.

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